atomic structure Flashcards
1
Q
what are the 5 main developments of the atom
A
1661- Boyle proposed there were substances that could not be made simpler (we now call these chemical elements)
1803- Dalton small solid spheres
1896- becquerel discovered radioactivity
1897- JJ Thompson discovered the plum pudding model
1911- Rutherford did the alpha particle scattering experiment and found most of the mass of an atom and the positive charge of the atom was in the nucleus